The American Pundit

If President Obama’s response to the Honduran coup is any indication of his future foreign policy goals, we should all be very concerned. According to Bloomberg, Washington has suspended some of its aide to Honduras following the recent removal of leftist thug Manuel Zelaya from power.

Deposed Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said he’s plotting his return to the Central American nation and called for “strong” action from the U.S. to help restore him to power.

“Their words are strong,” Zelaya said today during an interview in the lobby of the Sheraton hotel in Panama. “We’re going to see now if their actions are strong.”…

The U.S. has suspended some aid to Honduras while it evaluates whether the removal of Zelaya meets the definition of a military coup under American law.

“We’ve taken some actions to hit the pause button on assistance programs which we would be legally required to terminate” if it is found to have been a military coup, State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters today in Washington…

Supreme Court Justice Rosalinda Cruz said in an interview yesterday that the military acted under judicial orders when it deposed Zelaya, rejecting the view of President Barack Obama and other leaders that he was toppled in a coup.

Just to be clear, Zelaya was violating his nation’s constitution at the time of his removal. As the report notes, the military only acted on court order after Zelaya moved forward with an illegal referendum and ignored his nation’s system of checks-and-balances. He was attempting to utilize the military to become president for life, ala his friend Hugo Chavez, at the time.

And yet here we are supporting his return and suspending aide to punish the Honduran officials who dared to protect their nation’s constitution and rule of law. We’re actually punishing Honduras for following its constitution and legally removing Zelaya for breaking the law. Unbelievable.